The Penn's Grove record., 1887-02-12
state News

night last week two men attempted 10
play a practical joke on a colored man
named Mitchell. They covered them
selves with sheets, hid behind "a fence
and rushed out at their victim, but in
stead Of running, the colored man seized
one Of the perpetrators and beat him so
severely that he has been unable TO
leave the house since.
Tie cultivation OF cranberry boys
was introduced by one John Webb, OF
New Jersey, a poor cripple who eked
out a small living by gathering wild
| cranberries when he was not working
his poor farm. Observing the nature
of their growth he devoted his farm,
which a mostly boys, to their culti-
walton, and ia a few years ranked with
New Jerseys wealthiest citizens.
The smallpox scare in the vicinity
of Absecom has ended. There are now
but two cases, and they are both in IA
fair way for recovery. The public
schools and churches have again been
opened, and the quarantine declared
against the surrounding districts 10y
the Atlantic City Board Of Health has
been raised ana communication be-
tween the two towns has been estab-
lislled.
1t is understood for some time that
the Pennsylvania Raiload Company
contemplated erecting extensive work
shops for the building and repairing OF
Cars in Camden. The company bad
| purchased sixteen acres of ground adj
joining its road in Stockton township
| and extending east from State street,
as ii site for the proposed works. 1t is
expected that they will give employ
ment to several hundred men,
An extra freight train last week on
the S~wedesbor 0 Railroad struck a car
riage al Clarksboro containing Dr..
Tomlin ahd John Gre, II, a civil engi-
neer. The latter was killed and the
former badly injured.
The burned paper mill at Bridgeton
is to he rebuilt
The residents of Fish lg Crerk, Cape
May county, have been unable to pro
cure their mail matter in the village
since January 20, owing to "a change in
the location of the pust-otlice building.
The present carrier secured the con-
tract to carry the mat 20 a certain To-
cato. During the lelst month the
Postmaster died and { newly appoint
ed Postmaster has ole ed his office at
the SOUTHERN part OF the village, about
two miles from the OLD location. The
carrier reports to the Id site, but refus-
rs to go beyond. The residents claim
that the carriers e1n5rl u with tue Gov
ernmeIt does not 81 ify where the
mail matter Shall be e lected OF depos
tied, the location not Ing mentioned,
but hold that The maj natter must be
carried to the Fishing Cree Post Office,
no matter in what part of the village
it is located.
Tile projected railroad from Glass
boro TO Mnllica Hill is laid ont, stakes
having been put IN position giving 10
cation and direction. a portion OF
the money subscribed for has been call
ed in-about 20 per cent. 1t will be
necessary to construct trestle work Oven
the creek and meadows hear the mill.
The %unwrapping of Il mummy TO-
gether with a talk upon Naturalization
will take place i'll the Chapel of Snyder
Hall. New Brunswick on FEBRUARY 22nd
At a meeting of the Gloucester City
Board of Education on Monday night
the Principal Of The public schools
stated that scholars We're in revolt, and
had banded together to prevent infor-
nation being given against any that
were disorderly,
A new national bank is to be started
at Woodbury..
Frank Brenn, II fireman, who lost
both legs IL an accident on the railroad
at Bridgelon some time ago, has re-
ceiyed $500 from the Brotherhood of
Firemeu.
The citizens Of Haddontield want to
be incorporated as a city. They have
made application for II special election
to decide the question. Judge West
colt will hear argument in the case on
the Dist instant.
altr = a~rpenter, OF Woodbury., is
building IA new office for his Democrat.
Fishermen at Swartswood Lake, Sus-
sex county, are catcheing Dish that
weigh from three TO six pounds.
Efforts are being made to form a
company with a capital of $4,000, To
introduce electric lights at Beverly.
A window glass cylinder, believed to
be the largest in the stale, was blown
recently at A. c, famar's glass facto-
ny in Woodbury. The cylinder is SIX
feet high, of double thick glass, and toI
per lection judg 10 net think it cal
be excelled, not a law being diseerna
BILE. The weight is tWenty-nine pounds
Miss Elizaoeth Atkinson, Of Burling
who died on Tuesday morning, aged 81
years, was confined to one room fo
over eighteen years.
Charles Taylor, of Bridgeton, has il
his possession Of the original -
Continental notes issued by Congress
when il sat in Philadelphia In l376.
Although Bridgeton is no-iicenc
place, yet drunken mrn on It's street
are no novelties. The Pioneer wonder
where they get their liquor.
As the result Of the revival at Plea
ant Grove, Morris county, where evan
+, gelist Mills lately labored, it's sal